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coup d'état

/ˌkuː deɪˈtɑː/noun

उच्चारण कू डेटा

तख़्तापलट, सत्ता-पलट

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nouncoups d'état
  1. 1

    [C]

    a sudden change of government that is illegal and often violent, usually carried out by the army

    तख़्तापलट, सत्ता-पलट

    • The elected government was overthrown in a military coup d'état.
    • General Zia-ul-Haq came to power in Pakistan through a coup d'état in 1977.

    Synonyms coup putsch overthrow takeover

≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage

Usage: It is often shortened to coup, as in 'a failed coup'.

Usage में इसे प्रायः छोटा करके coup कहते हैं, जैसे 'a failed coup'।

Plural: coups d'état (not 'coup d'états').

Plural में coups d'état सही है ('coup d'états' गलत है)।

⌂Word origin and word building

From French, meaning 'blow of state'.

यह French से है, जिसका अर्थ है 'राज्य पर प्रहार'।